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Sustainable, High Energy Density Battery for Facilitating Widespread Use of Wind and Solar Power

A team of researchers at The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute have developed a novel economical, rechargeable, high energy density battery that will soon facilitate the extensive use of wind and solar power.

3 Mar 2017

New Competition to Find Smart IoT Solutions for Greener Cities

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is supporting a new competition to find smart solutions to reduce the environmental footprint of our cities.

9 Feb 2017

Scientists Develop Turbo Expander Electric Generator Operating on High-Pressure Natural Gas

A turbo expander electric generator working on high-pressure natural gas has been developed by scientists at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU).

6 Feb 2017

Building Better Predictive Computer Models for a Sustainable Future

Computer models play a significant role in environmental policy; however they only offer a partial picture of the industrial system.

24 Jan 2017

New Study Reveals that Simultaneous Use of Water and Nitrogen Could Enhance Sustainability

Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have studied diverse techniques to enhance the water- and nitrogen-use efficiency in cropping systems.

17 Jan 2017

Rutgers Project Aims to Improve Quality of Life in Cities and Protect Planet

When Superstorm Sandy lashed New Jersey in 2012, Narayan B. Mandayam lost power in his East Brunswick home for five days.

23 Dec 2016

Study Shows Ultrathin Porous Catalysts Could Convert Water into Fuel

Researchers at Griffith University continue to lead the way in harnessing renewable energy sources that not only promise to be the next generation of clean fuel, but also hold potential for improved solar conversion and energy storage devices.

2 Dec 2016

Stanford Researcher William Chueh Receives Award for Research in Energy Storage and Conversion

Sometimes all it takes is a tweet to get groundbreaking research noticed.

“Prof. William Chueh’s team @Stanford probes #nanoscale secrets of rechargeable #batteries.”

1 Dec 2016

Carbon Dioxide can be Permanently Stored Underground by Turning it into Rock

The Paris Climate Agreement will go into effect this November to minimize carbon emissions. According to experts, trapping and storing carbon should be part of the solution in order to realize the pre-determined targets.

21 Nov 2016

NTU Singapore to Build Offshore System by Integrating Multiple Renewable Energy Sources

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is building an offshore system that will integrate multiple renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, tidal, diesel, and power-to-gas technologies.

27 Oct 2016